JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 2000 Aug. 1999 Aug. 2000 Aug. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 911 772 778 1,251
Others 708 886 1,036 1,226
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - 1 - 1
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 531 610 113 116
Atlantic salmon 2,308 2,029 1,575 1,383
Yellowfin tuna 2,945 2,461 2,060 1,825
Bluefin tuna 281 356 837 945
Bigeye tuna 1,941 2,215 1,602 1,816
Southern bluefin tuna 543 450 1,256 1,142
Sea bream 89 95 57 74
Billfish 136 124 96 92
Frozen
Swordfish 161 229 139 201
Pacific sockeye 12,743 21,185 6,272 13,180
Pacific coho 1,378 1,070 583 550
Other Pacific salmon 4,916 4,001 834 1,641
Pink salmon 2,219 3,368 1,046 2,062
Atlantic salmon 504 2,135 258 1,125
Other salmon 68 85 37 52
Halibut 2,765 3,079 1,026 1,166
Albacore tuna 118 104 28 22
Yellowfin tuna 8,050 5,044 1,962 1,567
Skipjack 5,610 9,756 263 747
Bluefin tuna 439 312 625 382
Bigeye tuna 8,115 6,762 5,453 5,273
Herring 955 2,520 105 526
Cod 736 466 216 139
Mackerel 2,018 614 234 94
Mero 1,262 579 1,007 574
Jack mackerel 2,172 1,983 376 288
Sea bream 482 649 80 158
Capelin 8,267 1,494 1,380 341
Billfish 638 663 171 134
Spanish mackerel 81 47 33 19
Rockfish 13,337 9,147 2,989 2,281
Sablefish 1,800 1,325 1,738 1,234
Herring roe 1 35 - 6
Pollock roe 1,011 2,399 2,023 2,490
Mero, fillet 493 353 580 468
Swordfish, fillet 92 109 57 57
Pollock surimi 2,729 1,889 595 593
Cod Surimi 4,337 4,772 794 1,135
Threadfin bream 3,134 2,447 601 538
Salted/dried
Herring roe 826 1,127 1,279 1,972
Pollock roe 160 170 292 342
Salmon roe 1,052 1,093 1,287 1,387
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 566 523 486 357
Arkshell 612 631 381 398
Spiny lobster 141 127 472 460
King crab 1,789 1,457 1,075 672
Tanner crab 2,092 1,387 538 387
Blue crab 13 - 14 -
Other crab 511 574 326 375
Oyster 233 58 126 31
Clam 989 1,153 253 266
Frozen
Spiny lobster 484 465 1,049 820
Lobster 208 224 407 447
Shrimp 23,278 23,325 28,960 27,455
King crab 793 574 1,094 689
Tanner crab 5,566 5,121 5,929 4,799
Blue crab 722 311 343 133
Other crab 71 43 63 43
European cuttlefish 1,425 1,324 621 562
Octopus 10,334 10,634 3,849 4,713
Scallop 64 91 70 129
Other cuttlefish 2,575 2,255 1,534 1,456
Squid 184 934 25 149
Abalone 46 15 201 58
Salted/dried
Squid 112 14 72 14
Sea urchin roe 46 32 75 55
Jellyfish 1,619 1,521 442 637
Seaweed, dried 520 543 314 318
Seaweed, salted 333 314 30 37
Prepared
Eel 2,445 3,695 3,119 4,292
Canned crab 2 27 3 139
Fish meal 29,677 50,406 1,590 3,146
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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